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  • Fact Check: Story Of Batley Teacher Named 'Ze Berry' Refusing To Teach Students For Wearing Harry Potter Costumes Is NOT Real

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    Did a U.K. teacher with the name "Ze Berry" actually refuse to teach students who came to school dressed as Harry Potter and Dobby the Elf? No, that's not true: The story was initially published by a meme page. Two online detectors identified the image of "Ze Berry" as AI-generated. The story originated from a post (archived here) on Facebook…

    • Mar 11, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Story Of Batley Teacher Named 'Ze Berry' Refusing To Teach Students For Wearing Harry Potter Costumes Is NOT Real Meme Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Showing Iranian 'Inflatable Building' Originated On Parody Account -- Likely AI Generated

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    Did a video supposedly showing Iranians pumping air into an inflatable building to trick Americans into wasting ammunition originate from a serious news source? No, that's not true: The video, which had several glitches typical of AI-generated content, was published by an account that labels itself parody. In the first few frames the building appears to be deflating instead of…

    • Mar 8, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Showing Iranian 'Inflatable Building' Originated On Parody Account -- Likely AI Generated Parody
  • Fact Check: Irish Teacher Enoch Burke Was Arrested Again For Contempt Of Court, NOT For Views On Transgender Issues

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    Was Enoch Burke arrested again in 2026 for refusing to use "they" pronoun for a student? No, that's not true: Burke was arrested outside Wilson's Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Ireland on Jan. 19, 2026 for again violating a court order that he stay away from the school. Irish newspapers operating independently of one another reported that the High Court which…

    • Jan 20, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Irish Teacher Enoch Burke Was Arrested Again For Contempt Of Court, NOT For Views On Transgender Issues Defied Decree
  • Fact Check: Irish Christian Teacher Enoch Burke Was NOT 'Sentenced To Life In Prison For Transphobia'

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    Was "Irish Christian teacher Enoch Burke" sentenced to life in prison for transphobia and "refusing to use a transgender student's pronouns"? No, that's not true: The sentencing judge explicitly stated that the decision is about the repeated contempt of court for repeatedly ignoring an order to not trespas on school property. The same judge said that Burke "does not have…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Irish Christian Teacher Enoch Burke Was NOT 'Sentenced To Life In Prison For Transphobia' Other Charges
  • Fact Check: Photo Described As X User "@NajraGalvz" Does NOT Belong To That Account

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    Does a viral selfie of a light-haired person in a dark skirt, taken with a pink cellphone, portray the owner of the @NajraGalvz account on X, which posted one day before the event that "something big" would happen during the Utah Valley University event at which Charlie Kirk was killed? No, that's not true: The photo was misattributed. The @NajraGalvz…

    • Sep 11, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Described As X User "@NajraGalvz" Does NOT Belong To That Account NOT@NajraGalvz
  • Fact Check: Satirist's 2,343-Character 'CREEP JEFFREY EPSTEIN' Rant Is NOT An Actual Trump Truth Social Post -- Truth Social Limits Posts To 500 Characters

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    Did President Donald Trump post a 435-word tirade about the public's interest in the canceled investigation into the clients of the dead child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: There have been no genuine Trump posts about Epstein on Truth Social since January 2024. The mock-up using Trump's Truth Social profile image was posted by a self-described humor…

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Satirist's 2,343-Character 'CREEP JEFFREY EPSTEIN' Rant Is NOT An Actual Trump Truth Social Post -- Truth Social Limits Posts To 500 Characters Satirist's Jab
  • Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation

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    Did a Florida school encourage January Littlejohn's child to secretly socially transition and use they/them pronouns without telling her? No, that's not true: January Littlejohn approached her child's school first about the decision by her child to use they/them pronouns, according to emails obtained by news outlets. Details of the emails that Littlejohn sent telling the school her child wanted…

    • Mar 5, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation Emails Refute
  • Fact Check: Authorities Have NOT Released Gender Identity Of Suspected Wisconsin School Shooter As Of December 17, 2024

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    Have authorities released the gender identity of the suspected shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, as of December 17, 2024? No, that's not true: Police have used the pronouns "she" and "her" multiple times when referring to the suspect but have stated publicly that they do not know whether she was trans, as some posts on social…

    • Dec 17, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Authorities Have NOT Released Gender Identity Of Suspected Wisconsin School Shooter As Of December 17, 2024 No Info
  • Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Remove Pronouns From X Bio After 2024 Election -- It Was Months Earlier

    Fact Check

    Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, commonly known as AOC, delete her pronouns from her account on X shortly after the 2024 election? No, that's not true: It happened months earlier. According to archived copies of the lawmaker's account, pronouns were most likely removed between November 2023 and May 2024. Ocasio-Cortez publicly confirmed that it had happened long before the election. The…

    • Nov 15, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Remove Pronouns From X Bio After 2024 Election -- It Was Months Earlier Gone Earlier
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Trans Child On Magazine Cover Later Blamed 'Transgender Activists' For Ruining Their Life

    Fact Check

    Did the trans child featured on a National Geographic cover later claim that "transgender activists" ruined their life? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Avery Jackson ever said anything about transgender activists ruining their life. However, their mother has said that the cover story sparked mixed reactions and heated national rhetoric, some of which were unpleasant. The claim…

    • Nov 15, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Trans Child On Magazine Cover Later Blamed 'Transgender Activists' For Ruining Their Life Life Intact
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